Steve Florence

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Cridersville, Ohio 45806

Objective

To obtain a position where my knowledge and experience would be an asset to your organization.

Work Experience

Production Supervisor

7/2002 -10/31/08 Ametek Westchester Plastics, Wapakoneta, Ohio

 Responsible for the safety, quality, and production of employees in a union environment. Enforcement of company policies and procedures. Prioritize and coordinate efforts with support departments. Make necessary changes to processes to keep product in line with customer specifications. Maintain daily communication written and oral with department heads. Involvement in overall shop performance, staffing and settling union grievances.

Production Manager

1/2002 - 6/2002 Orick Tool & Die, Elida, Ohio

 Assist in the transfer of Customer Jobs from JB Tool & Machine, Inc after its closing. Set up work cells and implemented Quality procedures in the transfer of companies. Confirmed all production in training with setups along with current customers at Orick Tool & Die. Produced customer scheduled requirements on time during change of companies.

Division Manager

8/1998 - 1/2002 JB Tool & Die, Wapakoneta, Ohio

 Performed functions to direct operations of production and to coordinate service departments. Responded to related production problem and pursued and implemented solutions to such problems. Assumed responsibility for methods, operations and quality of production. Promoted Company Policies, procedures and systems. Responsible for following Quality System Control 9000 (QS9000). Produced customers scheduled requirements on time. Directed plant weekly production meeting. Assured disciplinary/corrective actions were properly performed. Confirmed all production group training was completed. Prioritized and coordinated efforts between support departments. Coordinated physical raw material inventories. Involved in selection process of new employees.

Production Manager/ Shift Leader

2/1990 - 8/1998 JB Tool & Machine, Wapakoneta, Ohio

 Responsibilities include tooling production planning and scheduling for three (3) shifts, upholding Q59000 standards, minimize downtime, safety awareness, provided planning direction to off-shift supervision, troubleshoot production floor issues, enforce production rates, assured accurate inventory levels to maintain production in JB Robotic Weld Division and coordinate work orders for service support groups.

Education

Columbian High School, Tiffin, Ohio

 Many safety training classes in CPR/First response, accident investigation, communication training classes along with management training courses .Certificates of completion from Akron Compounding.